08/17/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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740 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.A. All members present. Mr. Irvin Jackson appeared befor the Board and presented a petit.on foe water main, the same was referred to the Water Works Dept., - Bids were received, opened and read for curb and sidewalk on Dubail Avenu efrom the west line of High St. to West Line of Dale Avenue: The same were referred. to the City Engineer for tabulation. Mr. 'Geo. M. Urey appeared beforethe Board and petitioned in the -interest of the Trustees of the Brethern Chuech of South Michigan to elose for a period of two ,--'weeks the alley between Paris and Pennsylvania Avenue and between Michigan and the first alley east thereof. The permission was granted. Contrators bond for the amount of One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars was filed by C.L.Headley and approved. Remonstrance filed against pavement on Allen Street from Van Buren Street to v Portage A venue . The Board ordered same placed on file. Mr. Forest Hillier en-DPared before the Board, in regard to assessment on High; Street Trunk sewer. The Board advised Mr. Hillier that they would reduce Martha E . Hillier assessment to One Thousand Dollars, the same was agreeable with Mr. Hillier. Communication received and placed on file from Central Union Tel. Co. / advising Board that pole at 705 W. Wayne Ste was removed. In regard to complaint about pole in way of cement sidewalk in .fron tof 622 We Division St. The` Pole` anti wire inspector reported that this is a Grand Trunk Tel. 00. pole and should be removed entirely and the wires put underground. Recommended holding same up for a while. The following communications was received and placed on file. To the Honorable Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - please find communication presented to our Board at its regular meeting he__ d_ last Friday Morning from Chief Kerr. We respectfully refer this request for more office room to your Honorable Board, trusting that you will see the matter in the same light we do, and the nec- essity and impeetance of providing more room for this departemtn in the near future. Hoping that you will take favorab�e action on this matter as soon as pos- sible, I am, Yours truly, B. F'.AUGUSTINE, The following letter from Chief Kerr. President Board of Public Safety. To the Honorable Board of Public Safety, of the City of South Bend, Indiana.' Gentlemen:- I wish to call your .attention to the Bertillion and Finger Print Department The fact is that this room is all together two small for the work being donein it,and / the records have been tampered with, and it is necessary to keep the index cards and ✓ records in perfect order, and this can be done only by keeping them in a room where the general public cannot handle them,and I would respectfully suggest that the matter of more room be taken up by your Honorable Body with the Honorable Board of Public Works. I beg to remain, Respectfully yours, NILLARD F. KERR, Chief of Police. Mr C. D. Emmons of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company ,/ appeared before the Board, and informed the Board that he had no underground wiring to do, but that he would clean up his wires in the underground district. He also submitted a blue print of changing his tracks from Lincoln Way East along Ennsperger Street east, and making the necessary repairs in the street and placing curb and gravel sidewalk and putting everything in good condition. The same was agreeable with the Board.